Library / Philosophy / La vie simple / Braille
La vie simple ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.
Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt
237,368 braille cells · 250 embossed pages at 40×25 · 6,242 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠀⠁⠥⠚⠳⠗⠙⠄⠓⠥⠊⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠄⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠗⠁⠝⠁⠊⠎⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠥⠊ ⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠊⠍⠑⠀⠥⠝⠑⠀⠝⠻⠛⠊⠑⠀⠀⠝⠳⠧⠑⠇⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠥⠊⠎⠎⠢⠞ ⠀⠉⠑⠎⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠀⠗⠏⠯⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠗⠁⠍⠢⠻⠀ ⠇⠄⠁⠞⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠉⠳⠏⠀⠙⠑⠀⠀⠝⠕⠎⠀ ⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠔⠎⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠍⠊⠻⠀⠙⠑⠀⠞⠳⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀ ⠎⠥⠚⠑⠞⠎⠒⠀⠇⠄⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠊⠀⠑⠞⠀⠀⠇⠄⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀ ⠇⠁⠀⠧⠊⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠞⠀⠏⠥⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠤⠝⠳⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠍⠙⠊⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀ ⠎⠥⠗⠀⠉⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠍⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠻⠀⠀⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠢⠙⠗⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠃⠕⠝⠓⠑⠥⠗⠂⠀⠇⠁⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀ ⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠑⠭⠊⠌⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠝⠞⠀⠏⠳⠗⠀⠀⠥⠝⠑⠀⠛⠗⠯⠑⠀⠐⠏⠀ ⠇⠑⠥⠗⠀⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠄⠑⠎⠏⠗⠊⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠲⠀ ⠠⠡⠜⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠺⠁⠛⠝⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠜⠊⠎⠂⠀⠋⠧⠗⠊⠻⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠏⠗⠠⠠⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠠⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠍⠊⠠⠠⠗⠑⠀ ⠠⠠⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠀⠍⠁⠇⠁⠙⠑⠀⠍⠔⠀⠏⠜⠀⠇⠁⠀⠋⠊⠧⠗⠑⠂ ⠀⠙⠧⠕⠗⠀⠏⠜⠀⠇⠁⠀⠎⠕⠊⠋⠂⠀⠗⠧⠑⠀⠏⠢⠙⠁⠝⠞⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠀ ⠎⠕⠍⠍⠑⠊⠇⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠋⠗⠁⠊⠎⠀⠗⠥⠊⠎⠎⠑⠁⠥⠀⠕⠀⠊⠇⠀⠎⠑⠀ ⠃⠁⠊⠛⠝⠑⠂⠀⠕⠥⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠑⠀⠉⠇⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠑⠀⠕⠀⠀⠊⠇⠀ ⠃⠕⠊⠞⠀⠀⠛⠗⠯⠑⠎⠀⠛⠕⠗⠛⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠔⠎⠊⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀ ⠇⠄⠁⠛⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠀⠇⠄⠑⠭⠊⠌⠢⠉⠑⠀ ⠍⠕⠙⠻⠝⠑⠂⠀⠝⠕⠎⠀⠍⠑⠎⠀⠑⠭⠞⠝⠥⠑⠎⠀⠗⠧⠢⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀ ⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠑⠀⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠉⠑⠀ ⠃⠑⠁⠥⠀⠝⠕⠍⠂⠀⠎⠻⠁⠊⠞⠤⠊⠇⠀⠥⠝⠀⠃⠊⠢⠀⠀⠚⠁⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀ ⠙⠊⠎⠏⠜⠥⠦⠀⠠⠚⠑⠀⠀⠝⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠏⠢⠎⠑⠀⠏⠁⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠀⠇⠁⠀ ⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠀⠞⠗⠳⠧⠁⠊⠞⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠀⠟⠥⠑⠇⠟⠥⠑⠎⠀⠀ ⠉⠊⠗⠉⠕⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠝⠑⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠗⠜⠑⠎
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.